The Adjustment Bureau, starring Matt Damon, is one of the latest releases to take a deep journey into the human experience and the idea of fate. The film stars Damon as a young contender for a Senate seat who discovers that his life is being run by adjusters who work to keep humanity on a certain path. When things go off path, they make the small changes that are necessary to keep things going in the right direction. His problem is that their change to his life is to keep him from the love of his life that he has only recently met.
Throughout the film, Damon works to find and keep in contact with the dancer who has stolen his heart despite the best efforts of his adversaries. One of the adjusters, who was responsible for him in the first place, has a change of heart and helps him along the way. In the end everyone learns a new way to look at the path that each person takes in life and how we affect that path with our choices each day. The film takes this story through a unique twist, making viewers want to keep watching to the end. The film has enough twists and turns to keep watchers guessing.
The surprise in this film is the lack of overt violence and loud explosions that make up many films that are in theatres to date. It handles the presentation in the old fashioned way, through good storytelling and strong acting. Damon and his co-stars give a top notch performance that is both convincing and endearing. Moviegoers will want to see this film again just to catch all of the small surprises that this film has in store.